> Any way of nudging either of us to check, "Hey, something important about LuaRocks, check your email" in a dm
That is exactly what Vhyrro tried to do on Matrix. The room had active messages from July/August and no notice of departure, so we had no reason to assume it wouldn't reach you.
> or a message to anyone else related to LuaRocks
That's how we got the link to the Matrix/Gitter room in the first place.
> Were you a politician in another life?
No, but I've been told my great-great-grandad was :)